
This is a capital ship I drew up for
Scarskitsune

Category Artwork (Digital) / All
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Size 2000 x 1270px
File Size 4.46 MB
I've been thinking of optimum geometry for a spaceship's directional weapons.
You could have a tetrahedron with a 360/180 turret on each flat side - or better yet, a 360/270 turret on each corner! Or of course a plain old sphere.
But 3D symmetric spaceships lack the ability to focus firepower on one axis and drive power on another. And they look boring!
One possible configuration is Iain Banks' fictional Culture one, which is basically a long cone with drive at the rear. It has five weapon pods surrounding the rear end, and three more in front of those. This allows for concentration of maximum firepower in the forward direction, where all eight turrets can bear at once. In any other direction, five weapons can be brought to bear at the same time. Rather an elegant plan!
*is a spaceship designer when not being a rope bunny*
You could have a tetrahedron with a 360/180 turret on each flat side - or better yet, a 360/270 turret on each corner! Or of course a plain old sphere.
But 3D symmetric spaceships lack the ability to focus firepower on one axis and drive power on another. And they look boring!
One possible configuration is Iain Banks' fictional Culture one, which is basically a long cone with drive at the rear. It has five weapon pods surrounding the rear end, and three more in front of those. This allows for concentration of maximum firepower in the forward direction, where all eight turrets can bear at once. In any other direction, five weapons can be brought to bear at the same time. Rather an elegant plan!
*is a spaceship designer when not being a rope bunny*
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